Did you go to NPMA PestWorld last week? No? Why on Earth not? I suspect for many it’s a question of finances, which is understandable. But those in the industry with the ways and means are truly doing themselves a disservice by neglecting the nation’s biggest coming together of pest management professionals. I was struck […]
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